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Fire ecology and management in South Africa: A history of research achievements and future challenges

South African Journal of Botany
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen
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Progress towards the control of invasive alien species in the Cape Floristic Region’s protected areas

Biological Invasions
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; Nicholas S. Cole; Johan Baard; Chad Cheney; Karen Engelbrecht; Louise Stafford; Andrew A. Turner; Nicola J. van Wilgen; Andrew M. Wannenburgh
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Estimating the monetary cost of biological invasions to South Africa

Biological Invasions
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Emily J. McCulloch-Jones; Ross N. Cuthbert; Brian W. van Wilgen; John R. U. Wilson
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Book Review: ‘Sustainability of Southern African Ecosystems under Global Change’

African Journal of Range & Forage Science
2024-07-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W van Wilgen
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Following in the footsteps of invasion: comparisons of founder and invasive genotypes of two independent invasions reveal site-specific demographic processes and no influence by landscape attributes on dispersal

NeoBiota
2024-06-24 | Journal article
Contributors: María L. Castillo; Urs Schaffner; Purity R. Mbaabu; Hailu Shiferaw; Brian W. van Wilgen; Sandra Eckert; Simon Choge; Zuzana Münzbergová; Johannes J. Le Roux
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Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa

Fire Ecology
2024-03-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Izak P. J. Smit; Johan A. Baard; Brian W. van Wilgen
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New ecological textbook for Angola

South African Journal of Science
2024-01-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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High‐intensity fires may have limited medium‐term effectiveness for reversing woody plant encroachment in an African savanna

Journal of Applied Ecology
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Tercia Strydom; Izak P. J. Smit; Navashni Govender; Corli Coetsee; Jenia Singh; Andrew B. Davies; Brian W. van Wilgen
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The ecology, extinction and resurrection of the quagga

South African Journal of Science
2022-11-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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The effects of fire frequency on vegetation structure and mammal assemblages in a savannah‐woodland system

African Journal of Ecology
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Willem A. Nieman; Brian W. van Wilgen; Frans G. T. Radloff; Craig J. Tambling; Alison J. Leslie
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An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa

Journal of Economic Entomology
2022-08-10 | Journal article
Contributors: M P de Wit; D J Crookes; J N Blignaut; Z W de Beer; T Paap; F Roets; C van der Merwe; B W van Wilgen; D M Richardson; Jose Negron
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An analysis of the recent fire regimes in the Angolan catchment of the Okavango Delta, Central Africa

Fire Ecology
2022-07-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; Helen M. de Klerk; Marion Stellmes; Sally Archibald
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A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire

African Journal of Range & Forage Science
2022-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Willem A Nieman; Brian W van Wilgen; Frans GT Radloff; Alison J Leslie
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Research, monitoring, and reflection as a guide to the management of complex ecosystems: The case of fire in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Conservation Science and Practice
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; Tercia Strydom; Chenay Simms; Izak P. J. Smit
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A new revision of Agapanthus

South African Journal of Science
2022-03-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian Van Wilgen
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A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa

Biological Invasions
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; Tsungai A. Zengeya; David M. Richardson
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Ecology of fire-dependent ecosystems: wildland fire science, policy and management

African Journal of Range & Forage Science
2022-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W van Wilgen
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Structure and composition of the woody plant communities of Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi

Bothalia, African Biodiversity & Conservation
2021-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Willem Nieman; Brian Van Wilgen; Alison Leslie
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The contribution of phenotypic traits, their plasticity, and rapid evolution to invasion success: insights from an extraordinary natural experiment

Ecography
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Maria L. Castillo; Urs Schaffner; Brian W. van Wilgen; Johannes J. Le Roux
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Confronting complexity in forest management

South African Journal of Science
2021-07-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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Obituary: Robert John (Bob) Scholes (28 October 1957–28 April 2021)

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
2021-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen
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A review of fire management practices in African savanna-protected areas

Koedoe
2021-02-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Willem A. Nieman; Brian W. Van Wilgen; Alison J. Leslie
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A Brief, Selective History of Researchers and Research Initiatives Related to Biological Invasions in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen
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An Evaluation of the Impacts of Alien Species on Biodiversity in South Africa Using Different Assessment Methods

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Tsungai A. Zengeya; Sabrina Kumschick; Olaf L. F. Weyl; Brian W. van Wilgen
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Biological Invasions as a Component of South Africa’s Global Change Research Effort

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Nicola J. van Wilgen; Brian W. van Wilgen; Guy F. Midgley
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Biological Invasions in South Africa: An Overview

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; John Measey; David M. Richardson; John R. Wilson; Tsungai A. Zengeya
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Knowing-Doing Continuum or Knowing-Doing Gap? Information Flow Between Researchers and Managers of Biological Invasions in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Llewellyn C. Foxcroft; Brian W. van Wilgen; Brent Abrahams; Karen J. Esler; Andrew Wannenburgh
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Potential Futures of Biological Invasions in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: John R. Wilson; John Measey; David M. Richardson; Brian W. van Wilgen; Tsungai A. Zengeya
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South Africa’s Centre for Invasion Biology: An Experiment in Invasion Science for Society

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: David M. Richardson; Brent Abrahams; Nelius Boshoff; Sarah J. Davies; John Measey; Brian W. van Wilgen
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The Extent and Effectiveness of Alien Plant Control Projects in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Brian W. van Wilgen; John R. Wilson; Andrew Wannenburgh; Llewellyn C. Foxcroft
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The Impact of Invasive Alien Plants on Rangelands in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Timothy G. O’Connor; Brian W. van Wilgen
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The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting Biological Invasions in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: John R. Wilson; Llewellyn C. Foxcroft; Sjirk Geerts; M. Timm Hoffman; Sandra MacFadyen; John Measey; Anthony Mills; David M. Richardson; Mark P. Robertson; Brian W. van Wilgen
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Uniting botanical science and art

South African Journal of Science
2020-05-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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Ecological restoration of ecosystems degraded by invasive alien plants in South African Fynbos: Is spontaneous succession a viable strategy?

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
2020-05-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Patricia M. Holmes; Karen J. Esler; Brian W. van Wilgen; David M. Richardson
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Updated account of Angola’s remarkable biodiversity

South African Journal of Science
2020-01-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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A tale of unusual dedication: The lives of JLB and Margaret Smith

South African Journal of Science
2019-01-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Brian W. Van Wilgen
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Distribution of invasive alien Tithonia (Asteraceae) species in eastern and southern Africa and the socio-ecological impacts of T. diversifolia in Zambia

Bothalia
2019-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Arne B.R. Witt; Ross T. Shackleton; Tim Beale; Winnie Nunda; Brian W. Van Wilgen
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Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level

Journal of Applied Ecology
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: John R. U. Wilson; Katelyn T. Faulkner; Sebataolo J. Rahlao; David M. Richardson; Tsungai A. Zengeya; Brian W. van Wilgen; Céline Bellard
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Short‐term vegetation recovery after alien plant clearing along the Rondegat River, South Africa

Restoration Ecology
2018-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jennifer M. Fill; Suzaan Kritzinger‐Klopper; Brian W. van Wilgen
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Acacia saligna's soil legacy effects persist up to 10 years after clearing: Implications for ecological restoration

Austral Ecology
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Mlungele M. Nsikani; Ana Novoa; Brian W. van Wilgen; Jan‐Hendrik Keet; Mirijam Gaertner
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of arid environments. (2)